"A highly organized campaign of disinformation" (Navi Pillay, UNHCHR)

United Nations, Geneva, 24 April 2009 - At the end of the UN conference on racism, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has deplored what she called a widespread and highly organised campaign of disinformation which had led to some countries boycotting the conference.

She told journalists in Geneva that it was "extraordinary" that countries that had already agreed the outcome text decided to boycott the conference. She said she hoped that they would implement the findings and return to the process.

The conference is a follow up to the Durban conference on racism held in 2001.

Without naming countries, the High Commissioner said many ministers she had spoken to had described the whole Durban process as a hate fest and anti-Semitic, but she pointed out that the outcome document deplored anti-Semitism as well as Islamaphobia.

The High Commissioner said she had been called dangerous and ludicrous but despite these personal attacks on her, she judged that the conference had been a success.

Durban Review Conference website:
http://www.un.org/durbanreview2009/

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[SuperFucktheusa]

12000 views and only 5 comments? HEAVILY CENSORED. TOO MUCH TO HIDE

[granddad8080]

Another UN liar. US should withhold UN dues.

[danmanjones]

disinformation campaign is correct. look to those occupiers of palestine for the source of the disinformation.

[ariadneclub]

this woman is confusing the issue

[noswisshate]

whay UN and amnesty dont react against the offecial racism and hate in switzerland ????

[wolfgang8u]

thanks for airing this - its not a failor because i am here and will do what i can to spread this and so will many others. no small issues should terminate the importance of these issues as a whole. you have support